Apesar do programa infantil de imunização nos Estados Unidos estar reduzindo substancialmente o desconforto causado pelas doenças prevenidas por vacinas, substancial morbi-mortalidade por hepatite A, hepatite B, influenza, e infecções pneumocócicas continuam a ocorrer entre adultos. Em fevereiro de 2002, o Comitê Acessor de Práticas em Imunizações (ACIP) aprovou um calendário vacinal de rotina para pessoas com idade >19 anos. O Calendário de Imunização do Adulto foi aceito pela Academia Americana de Médicos de Família (AAFP) e pela Sociedade Americana de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia (ACOG). O ACIP irá revisar e aprovar anualmente tanto as recomendações para o calendário adulto de imunização como para o infantil. Juntos, esses calendários irão promover uma revisão compreensiva das recomendações para prevenção das doenças imunopreviníveis durante o decorrer da vida das pessoas, nos Estados Unidos.
MMWR, 11-10-2002, 51[40], 904-908
Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2002-2003
Figura 1. Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule, United States, 2002-2003
See Footnotes for Recommended Adult Immunization Schedule.
*Covered by the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. For information on how to file a claim call 1-800-338-2382. Please also visit http://www.hrsa.osp.gov/vicp accessed February 21, 2002. To file a claim for vaccine injury write: U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 717 Madison Place, N.W., Washington D.C. 20005. (202) 219-9657.
This schedule indicates the recommended age groups for routine administration of currently licensed vaccines for persons 19 years of age and older.
Licensed combination vaccines may be used whenever any components of the combination are indicated and the vaccine’s other components are not contraindicated. Providers should consult the manufacturers' package inserts for detailed recommendations.
Report all clinically significant post-vaccination reactions to the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS). Reporting forms and instructions on filing a VAERS report are available by calling 1-800-822-7967 or from the VAERS website at http://www.vaers.org.
For additional information about the vaccines listed above and contraindications for immunization, visit the National Immunization Program Website at http://www.cdc.gov/nip/ or call the National Immunization Hotline at 800-232-2522 (English) or 800-232-0233 (Spanish).
Approved by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), and accepted by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP)
